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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world part 2

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The transport and logistics industry has started to engage differently in the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference. This moment of change was described in Part 1 of our contribution published in the December ‘21/January ‘22 LogiSYM edition. COP26 marked a special moment. Change can only be brought about by people.

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Improve Supply Chain Strategies with Digital Twin Technology

Enterra Insights

” Cognitive technology solutions, like the Enterra Global Insights and Decision Superiority System ( EGIDS ), can help companies perform important “what-if” exercises to help them anticipate and plan for the future. Mankins and Lori Sherer, “ Creating value through advanced analytics ,” Bain Brief, 11 February 2015. [4]

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This Week in Logistics News (March 21-25, 2016)

Talking Logistics

With today being a holiday for many, let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: FedEx Introduces Global E-Commerce Solutions Under FedEx CrossBorder. January 2016 North American Freight Numbers. E-commerce sales rose 29% in 2015 to $362 million, about 10% of total revenue.

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Amazon: Disruptor or Distraction?

Talking Logistics

Is Amazon a disruptor or a distraction for the logistics industry? That was the main question I addressed during my keynote presentation at the SMC3 Connections Conference last month, one of the leading events for transportation and logistics professionals. Is Amazon planning to do the same in logistics? 3 million sellers].

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sust[AI]nability

Enterra Insights

Christopher Marquis ( @CMarquisCornell ), a Professor in Sustainable Global Enterprise at Cornell University, explains, “People are increasingly expecting and calling on businesses to uphold higher social and environmental standards.”[1] Currently, environmentalists are hoping to restrict global warming to less than 1.5

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The Power of Predictive Analytics in the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

” For purposes of this article, I am assuming your company doesn’t have anyone trying to subvert your machine learning model. For instance, … in shipping and logistics, machine learning models can analyze data on inventory, transit routes, truck location, etc. ” Intelligent Audit blog, 5 January 2021. [8]

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This Week in Logistics News (February 8-12, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Driverless vehicles and package delivery dominated the supply chain and logistics news this week, so let’s go straight to it: Google wants to deliver packages from self-driving trucks ( Quartz ). Amazon Building Global Delivery Business to Take On Alibaba ( BloombergBusiness ). Amazon expands logistics reach in China ( Reuters ).